Sony IPELA SNC-P1 User Manual

Network Camera

3-869-482-13 (1)

User’s Guide

Software Version 1.2

SNC-P1

Table of Contents

Overview

Features .................................................................. 4

Phenomena Specific CCD Image Sensors ........... 5

How to Use This User’s Guide .............................. 6

System Requirements ............................................ 6

Preparation

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera ............ 7

Assigning an IP address using the IP Setup

Program ............................................................ 7

When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 .......... 9

When using Windows Vista ............................. 11

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 13

Basic Configuration by the Administrator ....... 15

Operating the Camera

Administrator and User ..................................... 16

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page ...... 17

Logging in as a User ........................................ 17

Displaying the setting window for the

administrator directly ..................................... 17

About Viewers .................................................. 18

Configuration of Main Viewer ........................... 19

Main menu ....................................................... 19

Camera Control Section ................................... 19

Monitor Image .................................................. 20

Controlling the Monitor Image .......................... 20

Monitoring the camera image .......................... 20

Zooming in the monitor image ......................... 21

Capturing a Monitor Image ............................... 21

Capturing a monitor image .............................. 21

Saving the captured image ............................... 22

Sending an Image File ......................................... 22

Sending a Monitor Image via e-Mail ............... 22

Sending a Monitor Image to an FTP Server ..... 22

Recording a Still Image in the Built-in Memory of

the Camera ........................................................... 23

Controlling Alarm output ................................... 23

Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode ......... 24

Administrating the Camera

Basic Operations of Easy mode ..........................25

How to set Easy mode ......................................25

Setting Options of Easy mode ..........................26

Easy mode (e-Mail) ..........................................27

Basic Operations of Advanced mode Menu ......28

How to set Advanced mode ..............................28

Configuration of Advanced mode Menu ..........29

Configuring the System — System setting menu

................................................................................31

System Tab ........................................................31

Date & time Tab ................................................31

Initialize Tab .....................................................32

System log Tab .................................................33

Access log tab ...................................................33

Setting the Camera Image and Audio

— Camera setting Menu .....................................34

Common Tab ....................................................34

Picture Tab ........................................................35

MPEG4 Tab ......................................................36

JPEG Tab ..........................................................37

Reset Tab ..........................................................37

Configuring the Network — Network setting

Menu .....................................................................38

Network Tab .....................................................38

PPPoE Tab - Setting of PPPoE Connection ......39

Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying

the IP Address .................................................39

Setting the User — User setting Menu ...............41

Setting the Security

— Security setting Menu .....................................42

Sending an Image via mail — e-Mail (SMTP)

setting Menu .........................................................43

Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP)

Function ..........................................................43

Alarm sending Tab — Setting the mail sending

mode when detecting the alarm ......................44

Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical

mail sending mode ..........................................45

Sending Images to FTP Server

— FTP client setting Menu .................................46

Common Tab — Setting the FTP Client Function

.........................................................................46

Alarm sending Tab — Setting the FTP client

action when detecting the alarm .....................47

Periodical sending Tab — Setting the Periodical

FTP Client Activity ........................................48

Recording Images in Memory

— Image memory setting Menu .........................49

Common Tab — Setting the Image memory

Function ..........................................................49

Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Image

Memory Function when Detecting the Alarm 50

Periodical recording Tab — Setting the Periodical

recording mode ...............................................51

Table of Contents

Folder structure of image memory ...................51

Downloading Images from the Camera

— FTP server setting Menu ................................ 52

Setting the Alarm Output

— Alarm output setting Menu ........................... 53

Setting the Operations from the Viewer Page

— Trigger setting Menu ......................................54

Setting the Schedule

— Schedule setting Menu ................................... 55

Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting

Menu ..................................................................... 56

Setting the Motion Detection Function

— Motion detection setting Menu ...................... 57

Setting the Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity and

Threshold level ............................................... 57

Using DDNS Service

— DDNS Setting Menu . 59

Others

Using the Supplied Setup Program .................... 63

Starting the Setup Program .............................. 63

Bandwidth Control Tab .................................... 63

Date time Tab ................................................... 64

PPPoE Tab ........................................................ 64

Rebooting the Camera ...................................... 65

Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting

Audio to Camera .................................................. 65

Installing the SNC audio upload tool ............... 65

Connecting the Camera to the Computer ......... 66

Using the SNC audio upload tool .....................66

Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/

Audio File Recorded on Camera ........................ 71

Downloading the SNC video player ................. 71

Using the SNC video player ............................. 71

Using the Custom Homepage Installer .............. 72

Uploading the homepage to the camera using the

Custom Homepage Installer ........................... 72

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using

ARP Commands .................................................. 74

Using the SNMP ...................................................75

1. Inquiry Commands ...................................... 75

2. Setting Commands ...................................... 75

Glossary ................................................................ 77

Index ..................................................................... 79

Table of Contents

Overview

Features

Overview

• You should keep in mind that the images or audio you are monitoring may be protected by privacy and other legal rights, and the responsibility for making sure you are complying with applicable laws is yours alone.

• Access to the images and audio is protected only by a user name and the password you set up. No further authentication is provided nor should you presume that any other protective filtering is done by the service. Since the service is Internet-based, there is a risk that the image or audio you are monitoring can be viewed or used by a third-party via the network.

• SONY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, AND ASSUMES ABSOLUTELY NO LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE, FOR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS OR DISCONTINUATIONS OR EVEN SERVICE CANCELLATION. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED AS-IS, AND SONY DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OR ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THAT IT WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR CONTINUOUSLY.

• Always make a test recording, and verify that it was recorded successfully. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS RECORDING MEDIA, EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER MEDIA OR STORAGE SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF ANY TYPE.

• Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT, EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY, OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER.

• If you lose data by using this unit, SONY accepts no responsibility for restoration of the data.

The SNC-P1 is a network camera equipped with a builtin Web server. The camera has the following features:

Monitoring using the Web browser

Real-time monitoring of the image and sound from the camera is possible using the Web browser on the computer.

MPEG4 video compression

MPEG4 video compression allows a smooth streaming of motion pictures with 30 fps (QVGA size). Motion JPEG video streaming is also possible by selecting the JPEG video compression format.

Offering video streaming in VGA size

The 1/4 type CCD supporting VGA offers high-quality video streaming in VGA size. (The frame rate in VGA size is less than 30 fps.)

Built-in microphone

A microphone (monaural) is built in the camera. Also, the built-in microphone jack (minijack, monaural) accepts a commercially available plug-in-power microphone (rated voltage: 2.0V DC).

External speaker system can be connected

The line output jack (minijack, monaural) allows connection of a commercially available speaker system with the built-in amplifier so that the sound transmitted via the network can be output from the connected speaker system.

Sending the image and controlling peripheral devices by synchronizing with the alarm

The camera is equipped with the motion detection function (in MPEG4 mode), a sensor input terminal and an alarm output terminal. You can send images from the camera as an E-mail attachment or to an FTP server by synchronizing with motion detection or external sensor input, or control peripheral devices connected to the alarm output terminal.

Image flip function

The image flip function allows rotation of images from the camera by 180 degrees according to the installation location of the camera.

Features

Supplied IP Setup Program

The camera is supplied with the IP Setup Program for easy performance of the network setting.

NOTICE TO USERS

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Phenomena Specific CCD Image Sensors

The following phenomena that may appear in images are specific to CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensors. They do not indicate malfunctions.

White flecks

Although the CCD image sensors are produced with high-precision technologies, fine white flecks may be generated on the screen in rare cases, caused by cosmic rays, etc. This is related to the principle of CCD image sensors and is not a malfunction. The white flecks especially tend to be seen in the following cases:

• when operating at a high environmental temperature

• when you have raised the gain (sensitivity)

• when using the slow shutter

Vertical smear

When an extremely bright object, such as a strong spotlight or flashlight, is being shot, vertical tails may be produced on the screen, or the image may be distorted.

Overview

Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

• “IPELA” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies or their respective makers.

Monitor screen

Vertical thin tails shown on the image

Bright object (e.g. strong spotlight, strong reflected light, flashlight, the sun)

Aliasing

When fine patterns, stripes, or lines are shot, they may appear jagged or flicker.

Phenomena Specific CCD Image Sensors

How to Use This User’s

System Requirements

Overview

Guide

This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNC-P1 Network Camera from a computer. The User’s Guide is written to be read on the computer display. As this section gives tips on using the User’s Guide, read it before you operate the camera.

Jumping to the related page

When you read the User’s Guide on the computer display, click on the sentence to jump to the related page.

Software display examples

Note that the displays shown in the User’s Guide are explanatory examples. Some displays may be different from the ones which appear as you operate the application software.

Printing the User’s Guide

Depending on your system, certain displays or illustrations in the User’s Guide, when printed out, may differ from those as portrayed on your screen.

These are the requirements for the computer that displays the image or controls the camera.

Processor

Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or higher (Intel Pentium IV, 2 GHz or higher recommended)

RAM

256 MB or more

Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista

Web browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver. 6.0 or later

Installation Manual (printed matter)

The supplied Installation Manual describes the names and functions of parts and controls of the Network Camera, connecting examples and how to set up the camera. Be sure to read the Installation Manual before operating.

How to Use This User’s Guide / System Requirements

Preparation

Assigning an IP address using the IP Setup Program

The Preparation section explains what the administrator has to prepare for monitoring the images after installation and connection of the camera.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

To connect the camera to a network, you need to assign a new IP address to the camera when installing the camera for the first time. You can assign an IP address in two ways:

• Using the setup program stored in the supplied CDROM (see page 7)

• Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) commands (see page 74)

This section explains how to assign an IP address to the camera using the supplied setup program and how to configure the network.

Before starting, connect the camera, referring to “Connections” in the supplied Installation Manual. Consult the administrator of the network about the assigned IP address.

Note

Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. A cover page appears automatically in your Web browser. If it does not appear automatically in the Web browser, double-click on the index.htm file on the CD-ROM.

When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up “AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing software” in “When using Windows Vista” on page 11.

Click the Setup icon of IP Setup Program. The “File Download” dialog opens.

When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista, a message regarding the active contents may appear. For details, see “Installing software” in “When using Windows XP Service Pack 2” on page 9 or “Installing software” in “When using Windows Vista” on page 11.

Click Open.

Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File Download” dialog, you will not be able to perform set up correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the Setup icon again.

Preparation

• The IP Setup Program may not operate correctly if you use a personal firewall or antivirus software in your computer. In that case, disable the software or assign an IP address to the camera using another method. For example, see “Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using ARP Commands” on page 74.

• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista, disable the Windows Firewall function. Otherwise the IP Setup Program will not operate correctly. For the setting, see “Configuring Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows XP Service Pack 2” on page 10 or “Configuring Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows Vista” on page 12.

Install the IP Setup Program on your computer using the wizard. If the Software License Agreement is displayed, read it carefully and click Accept to continue with the installation.

Start the IP Setup Program.

When you are using Windows Vista, message “User Account Control – An unidentified program wants access to your computer” may appear. In this case, click Allow.

The program detects the network cameras connected to the local network and lists them on the Network tab window.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

Preparation

Click on the camera in the list to which you want to assign a new IP address.

Note

When you select Obtain an IP address automatically, make sure that the DHCP server is

operating on the network.

Set the DNS server address.

To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically: Select Obtain DNS server address automatically.

To specify the DNS server addresses manually:

Select Use the following DNS server address, and type the Primary DNS server address and Secondary DNS server address in the relevant boxes.

The network settings for the selected camera are displayed.

Set the IP address.

To obtain the IP address automatically from a DHCP server:

Select Obtain an IP address automatically.

The IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway are assigned automatically.

To specify the IP address manually:

Select Use the following IP address, and type the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway in the relevant boxes.

Note

The Third DNS server address and Fourth DNS server address are invalid for this camera.

Set the HTTP port No.

Normally, select 80 for the HTTP port No. To use another port number, type the port number between 1024 and 65535 in the text box.

Type the Administrator name and Administrator password.

The factory settings of both items are “admin.”

Note

You cannot change the Administrator name and Administrator password in this step. To change these items, see “Setting the User — User setting Menu” on page 41.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click OK.

If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is correctly assigned.

To access the camera directly, double-click the camera name in the list.

Tip

The factory setting of the camera network is as follows. IP address: 192.168.0.100 Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0

Example: In case of IP Setup Program

If message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Ye s.

Preparation

If message “File Download – Security Warning” appears, click Run.

The welcome page of the network camera is displayed in the Web browser.

Note

If the IP address is not set correctly, the welcome page does not appear after step 12. In this case, try to set the IP address again.

When using Windows XP Service Pack 2

Installing software

A warning message regarding the active contents may appear when you install software such as IP Setup Program from CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows:

Note

If you select Save in the “File Download – Security Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the Setup icon again.

If message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Run.

The software installation starts.

Installing ActiveX Control

During installation of ActiveX Control, the information bar or “Security Warning” may appear. In this case, operate as follows:

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

Preparation

If message “Information Bar” appears, click OK.

If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control….

If “ Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Install.

Select Windows Firewall and select Off in the Windows Firewall dialog.

The cameras will be displayed in the list.

The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion detection setting menu appears.

Configuring Windows Firewall

The IP Setup Program or SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Firewall. (No cameras are shown in the list even if they are detected.) In this case, confirm the Windows Firewall configuration as follows:

Example: In case of IP Setup Program

Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows.

Select Security Center of the working field.

If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue with the following steps.

Select the “Exceptions” tab.

Select Add Program….

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

In the Add Program dialog, select IP Setup Program and click OK.

Then the IP Setup Program is added to the Programs and Services list.

Click OK.

If pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run program.

Preparation

Note

If you click Open folder to view files, Web browser will not open automatically. In this case, double-click the “index.htm” file in the CD-ROM.

When the above procedure is completed, the cameras connected in the local network are displayed in the IP Setup Program.

When using Windows Vista

Installing software

A warning message regarding the active contents may appear when you install software such as IP Setup Program from CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows:

Example: In case of IP Setup Program

If message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Ye s.

If message “File Download – Security Warning” appears, click Run.

Note

If you select Save in the “File Download – Security Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

Preparation

installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the Setup icon again.

If message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Run.

If “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Install.

The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion detection setting menu appears.

If message “User Account Control – An unidentified program wants access to your computer” appear, click Allow.

The software installation starts.

Starting the software

When you start software such as IP Setup Program, message “User Account Control – An unidentified program wants access to your computer” may appear. In this case, click Allow.

Installing ActiveX Control

During installation of ActiveX Control, the information bar or “Security Warning” may appear. In this case, operate as follows:

If message “Information Bar” appears, click OK.

Configuring Windows Firewall

Example: In case of IP Setup Program

Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows.

Click Windows Firewall.

Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off. “User Account Control – Windows needs your permission to continue” may appear. In this case, click Continue.

Select Off in the “General” tab.

If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control….

If message “User Account Control – Windows needs your permission to continue” appear, click Continue.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

The cameras will be displayed in the list. If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue with the following steps.

Select the “Exceptions” tab.

Select Add Program….

If the Add Program dialog appears, select IP Setup Program and click OK.

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

When the IP address has been assigned to the camera, check that you can actually access the camera using the Web browser installed in your computer. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser.

Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera in the URL box.

The welcome page of the network camera is displayed in the Web browser.

Preparation

Then the IP Setup Program is added to the Program or port list.

Click OK.

Click Enter. The main viewer is displayed.

When the main viewer is correctly displayed, the IP address assignment is completed.

When the above procedure is completed, the cameras connected in the local network are displayed in the IP Setup Program.

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

Preparation

When the main viewer of the camera is displayed for the first time

When you click Enter, “Security Warning” is displayed. When you click Ye s, ActiveX control is installed and the main viewer is displayed.

Notes

• If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local

Area Network (LAN) Settings of Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In that case, disable Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For the setting of the Proxy server, consult your network administrator.

• When you install ActiveX Control, you should be logged in to the computer as Administrator.

• When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista, the information bar or “Security Warning” may appear as you click Enter. For details, see “Installing ActiveX Control” in “When using Windows XP Service Pack 2” on page 9 or “Installing ActiveX Control” in “When using Windows Vista” on page 12.

Set the slider to Medium or lower. (If the slider is not displayed, click Default Level.)

When using antivirus software, etc. on the computer

• When you use antivirus software, security software, personal firewall or pop-up blocker on your computer, the camera performance may be reduced, for example, the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower.

• The Web page displayed when you log in to the camera uses JavaScript. The display of the Web page may be affected if you use antivirus software or other software described above on your computer.

Tip

Every page of this software is optimized as display character size Medium for Internet Explorer.

To display the welcome page and the main viewer correctly

To operate the welcome page and the main viewer correctly, set the security level of the Internet Explorer to Medium or lower, as follows:

Select Too ls from the menu bar for Internet Explorer, then select Internet Options and click the Security tab.

Click the Internet icon (when using the camera via the Internet) or Local intranet icon (when using the camera via a local network).

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

Basic Configuration by the Administrator

You can monitor the image of the camera by logging in with the initial condition of this network camera. You can also set various functions according to the install position, network condition or purpose of the camera. We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring the image from the camera.

Setting contents Easy mode menu Advanced mode menu

Preparation

Select the white balance mode according to the installing position (indoor or outdoor).

Flip the image according to the installation position (desk top or ceiling).

Select the brightness of the blue LED on the top of the camera. Blue LED (page 26) Blue LED (page 31)

Set the format of the image sent from the camera (MPEG 4 or JPEG).

Select the brightness of the image sent from the camera. Brightness (page 26) Exposure mode (page 36)

Select the quality of the image sent from the camera. Image quality (page 26) MPEG4 Tab (page 36)

Select the size of the image sent from the camera. Image size (page 26) Image size (page 34)

Select weather the audio from the camera microphone is sent or not.

Accord date and time of the camera with those of the computer. Date & time setting

Make the setting for sending the monitor image attached to a mail.

Set the access right of the user for the camera. – User setting Menu (page 41)

White balance (page 26) White balance (page 35)

Mount (page 26) Image flip (page 35)

– Video mode (page 34)

Brightness (page 36)

JPEG Tab (page 37)

Microphone (page 26) Microphone (page 35)

(page 26)

e-Mail (SMTP) (page 26) Easy mode (e-Mail) (page 27)

Date & time Tab (page 31)

e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu (page 43)

Basic Configuration by the Administrator

Operating the Camera

The Operating the Camera section explains how to monitor the image from the camera using the Web browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. The functions of the camera should be set by the Administrator. For setting the camera, see “Administrating the Camera” on page 25.

Function Administrator

Switch the TCP/ UDP transmission mode (Available in MPEG4 mode only)

Control the audio z zzz

Control the setting menu

z Usable function

z –––

Full Light View

User

––

– Not usable function

Administrator and User

Operating the Camera

This network camera classifies the people who log in as the Administrator and the User. The Administrator can use all functions of this network camera including camera setting. The functions the User can use are monitoring the image and audio from the camera, and controlling the camera. The Viewer

1) This function is usable with the Java applet viewer.

2) This function is not usable with the Java applet

viewer.

The access rights of the administrator and the user can be set in “Setting the User — User setting Menu” on the Advanced mode menu for the administrator on page 41.

mode setting restricts the user's access right, and the user is classified as the one of three types.

Each type of the user can use the following functions.

Function Administrator

Monitor a live image

Watch date and time

Control the frame rate (Usable only when JPEG mode is selected)

Control the image view size

Zoom a image by the digital zoom

Save the still image in the computer

Send an image file to the FTP server

Send an image attached to a mail

Record an image on the inside memory of the camera

Control the Alarm out of the I/O port on the camera main unit

z zzz

zz––

zzz–

zz––

Full Light View

User

Administrator and User

Logging in to Homepage

— Welcome Page

Logging in as a User

Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor.

Select the viewer language. Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the welcome page.

Click Enter. The main viewer appears.

With the ActiveX viewer (MPEG4)

The welcome page of the network camera is displayed in the Web browser.

Select the viewer. The usable viewers differ depending on the video mode (page 34) of the camera. When the video mode is set to MPEG4, you can only select ActiveX viewer, and may not select other viewers. (MPEG4 is default. See illustration on Step 1 above.) When the video mode is set to JPEG, you can select ActiveX viewer or Java applet viewer. For details, see “About Viewers” on page 18.

Welcome page when the video mode is JPEG

Operating the Camera

With the Java applet viewer

Control the camera from the main viewer.

Note

If the Welcome page does not activate correctly, the security level of the Internet Explorer may be set to Medium or higher. See “To display the welcome page and the main viewer correctly” on page 14 and check the security level.

Displaying the setting window for the administrator directly

When the administrator sets the camera functions, the setting window can be displayed directly from the welcome page.

Select the viewer language on the welcome page. Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the welcome page.

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

Click Setting on the welcome page. The following dialog appears.

and install ActiveX Control. You can use all the functions of the viewer by using ActiveX Control.

Java applet viewer

You can select this viewer when the camera video mode is set to JPEG. The frame rate is lower than the ActiveX viewer. The Java applet viewer operates only when Java is installed and Java (Sun) is enabled. If it does not operate correctly, check whether the effective Java version has been installed successfully and Java (Sun) is enabled.

Enter the user name and password for Administrator, then click OK.

Operating the Camera

The user name “admin” and the password “admin” are set at the factory for the Administrator. You can change them in the User setting menu of the Advanced mode menu (see page 41).

The Advanced mode menu appears in another window.

About Viewers

You can use the following viewer according to the Video mode setting in the camera setting menu of the

Advanced mode menu (page 34).

ActiveX viewer

This viewer can monitor the image in both MPEG4 and JPEG video modes.

You must install this viewer when you access to the main viewer at the first time.

Effective versions: Java Plug-in Ver. 1.6.0_01

To check the Java version

Select Tools from the menu bar of Internet Explorer, then select Internet Options and click the Advanced mode tab. Check whether the version of Java displayed for Java (Sun) is one of the versions specified above. If Java (Sun) is not displayed, it means that Java is not installed. You need to install Java.

To enable Java Plug-in

Check “Use JRE 1.6.0_01 for <applet> (requires restart)” in “Java (Sun)”.

To install Java Plug-in

Download Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (JRE) from the homepage of Sun Microsystems, Inc., and install it by following the instructions on the installer.

Notes

• If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings of Internet Explorer, the camera image may not be displayed. In that case, disable Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For the setting of the Proxy server, consult your network administrator.

• When you install ActiveX Control, you should be logged in to the computer as the Administrator.

Tip

Every page of this software is optimized for display character size Medium for Internet Explorer.

When you display the main viewer of the camera for the first time

When you log in the network camera using ActiveX viewer for the first time (clicking Enter to enter the main viewer), the Security Warning appears. Click Yes

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

Configuration of Main

Camera Control Section

Viewer

This section explains the functions of the parts and controls of the main viewer. For a detailed explanation on each part or control, see the specified pages.

Main viewer

Camera control section

Main menu

Setting

Click to display the Easy mode menu for Administrator menu. (See “Basic Operations of Easy mode” on page

25.) You can operate this function only when logging in as the administrator.

Monitor image section

Main menu

Frame rate

(Displayed only when the camera Video mode (page 34) is set to JPEG.)

Selects the frame rate to transmit images.

View size

Operating the Camera

Selects the view size to be displayed. (page 21)

Digital zoom

Click to change the size of the digital zoom. (page 21)

Capture

Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer. (See “Capturing a Monitor Image” on page 21.)

Trig ger

Home

Displays the Welcome page.

Player

Click to download the “SNC video player” application program built in the camera. The SNC video player allows you to play video/audio data recorded on the camera with your computer. (See “Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/Audio File Recorded on Camera” on page 71.)

(Displayed only when the camera Viewer mode (page 41) is set to Full and one or more triggers are enabled in the Trigger menu (page 54).)

Select the function you want to use from the drop-down list and click . The selected function is activated. The selectable functions are as follows: – send the still image files attached to an e-mail

(page 22) – send the still image files to an FTP server (page 22) – record the still image files in the built-in memory,

(page 23) – switch the alarm output on/off (page 23)

Configuration of Main Viewer

Transmission (Switching the TCP/

UDP transmission mode)

(Displayed only when the camera Video mode (page 34) is set to MPEG4 and using the ActiveX viewer.)

Controlling the Monitor Image

Each click switches the transmission mode of the video/ audio data among TCP mode, UDP (Unicast) mode and UDP (Multicast) mode. (page 24) The last selected mode is saved in the computer, and will stay selected for the next starting.

Vol ume

Operating the Camera

(Displayed when the Microphone (page 35) is set to On.) Drag the bar of icon to adjust the volume. When you click icon, the icon changes to and the audio output stops. To output the audio, click again.

Note

If the volume icon is not displayed due to the use of using Java applet viewer, Audio codec may not be set G.711(64kbps) (page 35) or Java may not be installed correctly. To check if Java is installed correctly, refer to “Java applet viewer” of “About Viewers” on page 18.

You can monitor the camera image on the monitor window of the main viewer.

Monitoring the camera image

Select the frame rate (only when the camera Video mode is set to JPEG).

Monitor Image

The image shot by the camera is shown here. Date and time is displayed at the top of the window.

Click the Frame rate list box to select the frame rate for transmitting the image. Selectable frame rates are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 fps.

“fps” is a unit indicating the number of frames transmitted per second. If you select 30 fps, the image is sent at the maximum speed of the connected line (30 fps maximum).

Note

The frame rate options indicate the maximum number of frames that can be transmitted. The number of frames actually transmitted may vary depending on network environments and camera settings (image size and image quality settings).

Controlling the Monitor Image

Select the view size.

Click View size list box to select the view size from among Auto, 640 × 480, 320 × 240 and 160 × 120. Auto is determined by the image size specified in the Camera setting page (page 34).

Zooming in the monitor image

Click Digital zoom icon.

Click the point you want to zoom in. The image is expanded by about 1.5 times with the clicked point at the center.

Capturing a Monitor Image

You can capture a monitoring image as a still image and save it in the computer.

Capturing a monitor image

Monitor the camera image in the monitor window.

Click Capture icon. The still image of the moment you click is captured, and the still image is displayed in the monitor window.

With the ActiveX viewer

Operating the Camera

The digital zoom icon changes to .

To cancel zooming in, click icon.

With the Java applet viewer

To cancel the still image, click Cancel or Close.

Capturing a Monitor Image

Saving the captured image

Sending an Image File

With the ActiveX viewer

Capture the monitor image.

Click Save. Save As dialog appears.

You can send a captured still image with an attached mail or to the FTP server. To use this function, you need to make the e- Mail(SMTP) or FTP client active, and set the address properly in the Trigger setting menu on the Advanced mode menu (page 54).

Sending a Monitor Image via e-Mail

Monitor the image on the monitor window.

Operating the Camera

Select JPEG Files or Windows Bitmap Files as Save as type.

Type the File name and specify Save in, then click Save.

Select e-Mail from the Trigger list box.

Click . The still image of the moment when you click is captured, and the mail attached with the image file is sent to the mail address you have set.

Sending a Monitor Image to an FTP

With the Java applet viewer

Capture the monitor image.

Right-click the mouse to display the menu and

select Save Picture As....

Save Picture dialog appears.

Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type.

Server

Monitor the image on the monitor window.

Select FTP from the Trigger list box.

Click . The still image of the moment when you click is captured, and the image file is sent to the FTP server.

Sending an Image File

Type in File name and specify Save in, then click Save.

Recording a Still Image

Controlling Alarm output

in the Built-in Memory of the Camera

You can capture a camera image as a still image and record it in the built-in memory of the camera. To use this function, you need to make Image memory active and to set details of the image memory in the trigger setting menu on the Advanced mode menu (page 54).

Monitor the image on the monitor window.

Select Image memory from the Trigger list box.

Click . The still image of the moment when you click is captured, and the image file is recorded in the builtin memory of the camera.

You can control the Alarm output On (short-circuit) and Off (open). To use this function, you need to make Alarm output active in the Trigger setting menu on the Advanced mode menu (page 55).

Monitor the image on the monitor window.

Select Alarm output from the Trigger list box.

Click . Each click switches the Alarm output between On (short-circuit) and Off (open) alternately.

Tip

For the connection of peripheral devices to the Alarm output of the I/O port, see the supplied Installation Manual.

Operating the Camera

Recording a Still Image in the Built-in Memory of the Camera / Controlling Alarm output

fire-wall is installed between the camera and the

Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode

You can select the communication port of the video/ audio data as TCP or UDP. This function can be used when the Video mode (page 34) is set to MPEG4 and the ActiveX viewer is used.

Notes

• The function may not operate correctly when you use personal firewall software or antivirus software on

Operating the Camera

your computer. In that case, disable the software or select the TCP mode.

• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista, disable “Windows Firewall.” For details, see “Configuring Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows XP Service Pack 2” on page 10 or “Configuring Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows Vista” on page 12.

Display the main viewer.

computer, or depending on the network environment, the video/audio may not play properly when UDP (Unicast) is selected. In this case, select TCP.

UDP (Multicast): This is selectable when the multicast streaming (page 34) is On. When UDP (Multicast) is selected as the transmission port, RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) and UDP multicast techniques are adopted for video/audio transmission. By selecting it, the network transmission load of the camera can be reduced. If a router which does not correspond to the multicast or the fire-wall is installed between the camera and the computer, the video/audio may not play properly. In this case, select TCP or UDP (Unicast).

Click OK to close the dialog.

If you decide not change the transmission setting, click Cancel.

Click TCP/UDP transmission selector icon. Transmission mode selector dialog appears.

Click one of the buttons TCP, UDP (Unicast) or UDP (Multicast).

TCP: This is normally selected.

When TCP is selected as the communication port, HTTP communication is adopted for video/audio communication. HTTP is the protocol used for reading a usual Web page. In an environment capable of reading Web page, you can watch or listen to the video/audio by selecting TCP port.

UDP (Unicast): When UDP (Unicast) is selected as the communication port, RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is adopted for video/audio communication. As RTP is the protocol for running video/audio data, video/audio can be played smoother than when TCP (HTTP) is selected. If the

Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode

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